Faculty

Christine Call, PhD

Christine C Call, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Perinatal Health and Behavior (PHAB) Lab

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Drexel University
MS
Psychology, Drexel University
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Clinical Research Training for Psychologists, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association for Psychological Science
Member, The Society of Behavioral Medicine
Member, American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology)

Selected Honors & Awards

Emerging Leader Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine Monika Baskin Diversity Institute

Research Interests

Perinatal health behaviors & mental health; Food insecurity, disordered eating & body weight; Community-engaged research & health equity
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Call CC, Hawkins MS, Shah VK, Frank D, Niemi S, Jouppi RJ, Ferguson E, Conlon RPK, Levine MD. A longitudinal investigation of breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity. Appetite. 2024 Jun; 197:107333.
  2. Call CC, Boness CL, Cargas S, Coakley KE. Measuring food security in university students: A comparison of the USDA 10-item and six-item food security survey modules. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2024 Jan.
  3. Call CC, Magee K, Conlon RPK, Hipwell AE, Levine MD. Disordered eating during pregnancy among individuals participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Eat Behav. 2023 April;49: 101726.
  4. Call CC, DAdamo L, Crane NT, Hagerman CJ, Butryn, ML. The relation of grit to weight loss maintenance outcomes. J Contextual Behav Sci. 2022 Apr;24:60-64.
  5. Call CC, D'Adamo L, Butryn ML, Stice E. Examining weight suppression as a predictor and moderator of intervention outcomes in an eating disorder and obesity prevention trial: A replication and extension study. Behav Res Ther. 2021 Jun;141:103850.

Clinical Interests

Eating disorders; Health behavior change & weight management; Perinatal depression & anxiety
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Call CC, Walsh BT, Attia E. Feeding and Eating Disorders. In: Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, Ruiz P, eds. Kaplan & Sadocks Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (11th ed.) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2024.
  2. Willis HA, Gonzalez JC, Call CC, Quezada D, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED), Galan, CA. Culturally responsive telepsychology & mhealth interventions for racial-ethnic minoritized youth: research gaps and future directions. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2022 Nov;51(6):1053-69.
  3. Butryn ML, Call CC, Remmert JE. Acceptance-based behavioral counseling. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. 2019; 4:70-74.
  4. Call CC, Walsh BT, Attia E. From DSM-IV to DSM-5: changes to eating disorder diagnoses. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2013 Nov;26(6):532-6.

Education Interests

Equity & inclusivity in clinical psychology; Research mentorship; Clinical training & supervision
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Call CC, Eckstrand K, Kasparek SW, Boness CL, Blatt L, Jamal-Orozco N, Novacek DM, Foti D, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED). An ethics and social justice approach to collecting and utilizing demographic data for psychological researchers. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2023 Sept;18(5): 979-995.
  2. Galan CA, Bowdring MA, Tung I, Sequeria SL, Call CC, Savell S., Boness CL, Northrup J, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED). Real change or performative anti-racism? Clinical psychology programs efforts to recruit and retain BIPOC scholars. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2023 May;52(3): 411-426.